Other land — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Other land — Area was 1,282 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 1,282 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Suriname peaked at 1,282 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,061 1000 ha, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 128th of 259 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,097 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,092 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,088 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,085 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,081 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,078 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,074 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,072 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,068 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,064 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,061 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,067 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,083 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,080 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,087 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,096 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,107 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,110 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,104 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,110 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,113 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,125 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,120 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,119 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,125 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,140 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,157 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,172 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,187 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,205 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,226 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,250 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1,269 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,282 1000 ha | +1.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1,282 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,878 1000 ha, 68% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1,282 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320.06 1000 ha, 4.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,080 1000 ha | 1,064 1000 ha | 1,097 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,089 1000 ha | 1,061 1000 ha | 1,110 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,137 1000 ha | 1,110 1000 ha | 1,187 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,246 1000 ha | 1,205 1000 ha | 1,282 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 125 Israel 1,501 1000 ha compare
- 126 Liberia 1,329 1000 ha compare
- 127 Switzerland 1,286 1000 ha compare
- 129 Côte d'Ivoire 1,277 1000 ha compare
- 129 Cote d'Ivoire 1,277 1000 ha compare
- 131 Czechia 1,230 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Suriname
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.025 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.0997 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Suriname?
- Other land — area in Suriname was 1,282 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1,282 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,061 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for other land — area?
- Suriname ranks 128th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.